Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-05


the senate there was better order. In fact,
one could not have been impressed by q
casual glance there that q session was draw
ing to close. while in the house there was
an uproar on the floor when rivaled bedlum
and crowd in the galleries and corridors,
making 1t almost impossible for one to move
about or breathe. There was the same cold
and seeming Indifferent atmosphere in the
senate which at all times marks ii from the
order of the house. BY tomorrow night two
thirds OF the Legislators will be out of the city
and on their way home, and before the end
OF next week very few will be left At least
one person will be glad Of the radiance, and
that Is President Cleveland. lie says he will
be happy to have a rest from the unceasing
opportunities for office which he has had TO
withstand for months. There will be a lull
in Washington FOR few weeks. then 1t W
grow breezy, statesmen and politicians will
come In for official business or offices, talk
will begin about nominations next year, the
presidential bureau vii! open and schemcrs
Will begin to scheme, so that before autumn
the national capital is expected to present the
most active and interesting reld it has for
two years.
poRsEY's POPULARITY.
Representative Dorsey was on his feet
almost continually during the last thirty-siN
hours OF congress working for the considera-
tion OF mis- bill appropriatlng $4,000 TOR q
government building at Fremont. lie failed
only because it was decreed several
character should come up under a sus-
pension of the rules. Mr.. Dorsey left this
evening for New \ Ork, whence he goes to his
home in Nebraska. During his service in
congress no man has made more fir ends and
mas been more effective in his work than Mr..
Dorsey lie has formed Appointment alliance
in the house, his most ardent of friends and
ecoworkers being such men as Judge Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Reed of Maine, Hscock of
New York and Mckinley of Ohio. His social
relations have also been with the most potent
workers in both branches of congress, and
his constituents may expect even more pro
ductive results in the next than they have re-
ceived in this congress at his hands. No man
stands higher at the national capitol than
Mr.. Dorsey. AS much may also be said of
Judge Weaver, of the Omaha district. He,
too, has rallied to his help the very best class
from public life. He has shown himself to
be q faithful member in committee and on
the floor OF the house and no one bears him
i'll will.
TRoTTER MAKES THEM TIRED.
Quite az much indignation as surprise was
expressed by residents OF this city wien it
became known this morning that the senate
mad confirmed 1'rotter, the second colored
District of Columbia. 1t was taken for
granted BY almost everybody that the nomi-
nation would be rejected on the grounds that
Irotter was not a resident of the District.
But the republicans and several democrats
concluded to vote for the confirmation, fear
ing that the ground of objection would be
misnterpretcd or mScOnstrued and the peo-
pie Of the country would lay it to the fact
that he is colored man. There is the great
est indignation expressed tonight and no
one can be found, unless he
is mugwump, who endorses
either the nomination or confirmation. This
evenings Star, which, till Trotter was nom-
mated, heartily. endorsed the administration,
speaks the universal sentiment as follows !:
The confirmation of Trotter has practical
bearing on principle. Practically the despotic
power and avowed interest in this matter of
the president (who is king in the District if
only president elsewhere, coupled with the
sharp trick of appointing Trotter deputy
recorder. had already doomed the District
without hone of escape to have this carpet
bagger loaded upon its shoulders and TO pay
ment men at the the % rate Of $1,000 np per f1Nsl MONTH
Tor his trl1ng services as the old
man of the sea- Practically. therefore,
not been aggravated by the confirmation of
Trotter. The revolution of the recordership
pop-dish has been stopped and a possible
ground of objection to tile legality of the rec
ord Of subsequent District conveyances is re-
moved. In principle, however, the action of
the senate cannot be sustained. In the con-
test with the president IL has gone to the wall.
1t has abandoned consistency, cast suspicion
upon ITS previous action, sacrificed principle,
aud connived at wrong done to the District
by the president in pursuit OF supposed
party advantage
MoRRlSON'S LAST OFFICIAL WORDS.
The last speech delivered and
the last act committed by William Il.
Morrison, OF Illinois, was when
he announced to-day as member
of the committee which waited on the presi-
dent just before congress adjourned that the
chief executive had no further communica-
tion to make. IL is improbable that any man
leaves public life who feels cut so deeply as
does Morrison. 1t is understood that he will
he of the interstate commerce commission,
when he Will come to public notice again
and probably not return to congress.
REJECTED FOR NoN-RESIDFNCE.
rs surveyor general OF Nevada was rejected
by the senate on the same ground that
Matthews the colored man from New York
was rejected for recorder of deeds for this
distrct-that of non-residence.
PENSIONS FOR NEBRASKANS AND IOwANS.
Pensions granted Nebraskans to-day
Minors of Thomas r. Russell, Stockville
minors Of Philip Lallhands, Ashlands
Robert Wilson, Shelton; Rufus PIicer,
Pensions granted Iowans to-day: Nancy
L., (fOr widow of johnson c. ROsenberger)
Washington; minors OF johnson G. ROsen.
burger. Washington; Daniel NJ. Robbins
ManaEatO; Jesse l.. Bigey Shelberger
Thomas p. Chance, Union; Daniel Drscoll,
Spragueville: Martin V. Saunders. ReasOna
George =. Rogers, Mount Vernon; Thomas
j. johnson, Bartlett
DECISION REVERSED.
Secretary Lamar to-day reversed the de-
cision of the Niobrara land Office in the cast
OF George NJ. Foster VS. John q. Smith, adj
ministrator of John Preiss,
POSTAL CHANGES.
The postofiice at Van Wyck, Lincolr
county, was discontinued to-day.